Express Entry round #445 took place on September 28, 2026. IRCC invited 733 candidates holding a provincial nomination (PNP), with the cut-off landing at 725 CRS points.
The numbers
| Date | September 28, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Round number | #445 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations to apply (ITAs) | 733 |
| CRS cut-off | 725 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | −9 points |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 14 days |
How it compares
The cut-off fell 9 points against round #442 (September 14, 2026), which closed at 734. It was a larger round by 157 invitations — the previous one issued 576. That is 14 days after the previous one, where the recent average across 10 rounds under this program is 16 days.
It sits inside the usual range for these rounds: the last 10 rounds under this program span 697 to 805 points, averaging 747. In volume terms it lands mid-range: those rounds average 553 invitations, between 334 and 955. So far in 2026 there have been 19 rounds under this program, adding up to 9,270 invitations including this round. Widening out to the last 10 Express Entry rounds of every kind, cut-offs ran from 198 to 734.
What this round selects
A Provincial Nominee Program round inside Express Entry invites only profiles that already hold a nomination from a province. A nomination adds 600 points to the CRS, so these rounds move in a range of their own and do not compare with the rest.
What it means for your profile
This round reached every profile that was in the pool and qualifying under Provincial Nominee Program on September 28, 2026 and scored 725 CRS or higher. Profiles below the line are not removed: they stay in the pool for twelve months and are counted again in each subsequent round they qualify for. This page does not forecast where the next cut-off will land. Each round depends on how many profiles are in the pool at the time and on the instructions in force that day, so a past cut-off is a record, not a target.
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Source: the rounds of invitations IRCC publishes, read automatically through our data service. GerCanada is a private consultancy and is not part of the Government of Canada.